In the shadows no more, the breath of Daryll Neita’s sprinting talent was illuminated with a dazzling win in the women’s 200m at the UK Athletics Championships. It was in a championship record of 22.25sec to boot.
That her domestic rival Dina Asher-Smith opted out did not devalue this performance one bit. The 2019 world champion is no longer omnipotent on home soil. On the global stage, the 26-year-old Neita is a threat to all.
